Thursday, March 3, 2011

Shiny Happy People

That was then

This is now

Collapse Into Now to be released next Tuesday, March 8th.

In 1996, R.E.M. signed a five-album, $80 million contract with Warner Bros. Records - at the time, the largest recording contract ever awarded. "Collapse Into Now" is the band's fifth - and last - on that contract, and Mills says that's an interesting place to be. At the time of signing, five albums seemed a pretty long way off. ( read the rest of a long piece in the Athens Banner Herald )